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More from Dan Davis
- From The Fabricator
Don't lose track of the latest design updates
- By Dan Davis
- May 23, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
The goal of forward-thinking fabrication shops is to be closely involved in a customer's supply chain, where perhaps it participates in part designs and design for manufacturability activities. If a shop is to be an active supply chain partner, it needs to be able to stay on top of engineering change orders and part design discussion. Cloud-based product life cycle management software can help.
- From The Fabricator
FMA Annual Meeting: Navigating into metal fabricating’s future
- By Dan Davis and Tim Heston
- Apr 13, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
This year’s FMA Annual Meeting, held in San Diego in February, celebrated the technology companies need to compete and the worker skill shops need to sustain that success through the generations.
- From The Fabricator
Laser cutting in a new light
- By Dan Davis
- Apr 13, 2016
- Laser Cutting
- Article
In the past, lighting manufacturers introduced product designs that might last 10 years. Because of the lengthy product lifetime and volumes, these manufacturers didn't think twice about relying on hard tooling. Today product designs change regularly, and the constant evolution of LED technology means a manufacturer has to react quickly. For TAMCO, Port St. Lucie, Fla., that meant it needed its own laser cutting capability.
- From The Fabricator
How one fabricator maintains quality in bending
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 31, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
DeWys Manufacturing, Marne, Mich., used to rely on quality personnel running all over the plant to check parts, but that caused downtime as people waited for the quality check. As the company explored lean manufacturing and refined its training process, it sought to make quality the job of everyone, not just a select few. The results of this thinking are particularly evident in the press brake department.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating a mobile lounge
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 30, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Gorilla Fabrication in South Carolina has made a name for itself in fabricating food trucks. A request for a mobile bar, however, forced it to expand its building skills.
- From The Fabricator
Stop to notice the technology
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Keeping your nose to the grindstone could prevent you from noticing the rapid changes occurring in the world around you.
- From The Fabricator
Fabricating food trucks
- By Dan Davis
- Mar 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
A 70-year-old metal fabricating business in Buffalo, N. Y., came under new ownership in 2012 and in the ensuing years, the shop worked hard to get any business it could to build cash flow and a positive reputation. Two years later, the shop emerged with a maker of food trucks and custom hot and cold food stations for grocery stores. The fabricating business hasn't been the same since.
- From The Fabricator
A new course for education
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 18, 2016
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
A Colorado school district recognized not everyone was destined for college, so it launched a new curriculum approach as a result. The school is going to embrace vocational education.
- From The Fabricator
Part-marking on the move
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 10, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
A new battery-operated, hand-held marking unit has capabilities and software that are often found only on much larger units.
- From The Fabricator
Totally enclosed waterjet cutting
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 10, 2016
- Waterjet Cutting
- Article
After having purchased waterjet cut parts as part of his old job, Dan Sarmiento thought he could develop a better waterjet cutting system. He had his handiwork on display at FABTECH 2015.
- From The Fabricator
Keeping pace with fabricating technology
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 10, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Quality is a given, but delivery time is not. Sjoberg Tool & Manufacturing Corp., Hartland, WIs., knows that, so it has relied on the latest machine tools over the last 40 years to squeeze time out of the production process. It must be working because customers keep coming back—with ever-increasing demands.
- From The Fabricator
Technology Spotlight: Part-marking on the move
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 2, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
A new battery-operated, hand-held marking unit has capabilities and software that are often found only on much larger units.
- From The Fabricator
Being better while being bigger
- By Dan Davis
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Metal fabricating represents a vital chunk of the U.S. manufacturing industry, and Mayville Engineering Co. (MEC), Mayville, Wis., shows just how big a business it can be. The fabricator has more than $300 million in annual sales and multiple locations, yet it is still trying to focus on what makes even the smallest fab shop successful: quick turnaround of quality products at a fair price. In recognition of the company's growth and success in maintaining a positive culture, The FABRICATOR has honored MEC with its 2016 Industry Award.
- From The Fabricator
From kaizen to kata
- By Dan Davis and Stan Whitaker
- Jan 27, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Camfil APC is known for its dust collection equipment, but it’s also a metal fabricator. It makes the equipment in its Jonesboro, Ark., facility. Like any other modern fabricating operation, it is looking to eliminate waste where it can. That’s why launching and sustaining a lean manufacturing initiative is so important.
- From The Fabricator
Taking high heat and spatter out of nonpulsed GMAW
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 26, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Waste reduction in manufacturing helped to make Japanese manufacturing a mighty power, and that push for process improvement continues today. It was a big motivator for OTC DAIHEN to develop its Controlled Bridge Transfer-Expanded technology for robotic GMAW applications.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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